Exemption from Criminal Liability with a Judicial Fine: Review of Judicial Practice

The article is devoted to the consideration of one of the types of the institution of exemption from criminal liability - with the appointment of a judicial fine. The analysis of some types of crimes for which judges stop criminal cases with the appointment of a judicial fine is carried out. Errors were revealed in the decision-making by judges when terminating criminal cases on the considered type of exemption from criminal liability. According to the author, the interests of justice lie not only in sending the criminal case to court, but also in restoring the relations violated by the crime, in compensating the victim for the harm caused. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account the social danger of the committed crime and the personality of the perpetrator.

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